Ninth Annual September 20-22, 2019 San Francisco

The 8th Annual Film Festival on Aging celebrated the aging process as profound and meaningful, often challenging, and always courageous. Will we ‘age gracefully’, or crankily, or painfully? Or defiantly? Our filmmakers portrayed some of the many facets of this unique, ever-changing experience honestly and artfully and always with compassion and love for their subjects.

Thank you for being there.

Photos: Koko Kawasaki and Dave Malkind

Meet Executive Director Sheila Malkind

After 40 years in the field of aging, first in Chicago, and now in San Francisco, Sheila Malkind is passionate about presenting films on aging to the SF community. She sees her work as her passion, based on her experiences working and socializing with older people. Sheila hopes to transform the images of adults that are currently represented in the media into more realistic and dynamic images of people with experience who wish to learn new concepts, and who have much to contribute to society, through work, volunteerism, socializing, and just simple enjoyment in life.

Legacy Film Series presents independent and entertaining films that portray the variety of later life experiences. Films and film programs are available for colleges, high schools, senior centers, retirement communities, gerontology organizations and libraries. Your organization may rent a single program, consisting of one-and one-half hours of films, or opt for longer programs. View the Film Catalog for more information.